ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e80243

Rodent community patterns and their dynamics in the Chaihe Forest area in Zhangguangcai Mountains

Zhou Siyu^‡, Wan Xiangxu^‡, Yang Wenjian^‡, Huang Xiaoran^‡, Zhou Baoli^‡, Jin Zhimin^‡

‡ College of Life Science and Technology, Mudanjiang, China

Corresponding author: Zhou Siyu ( 2427916620@qq.com )

Corresponding author: Jin Zhimin ( swxjzm@126.com )

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Citation: Zhou S, Wan X, Yang W, Huang X, Zhou B, Jin Z (2022) Rodent community patterns and their dynamics in the Chaihe Forest area in Zhangguangcai Mountains. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e80243

Abstract

To understand the dynamics of forest rodent community patterns on a time scale, this study conducted a survey in Daqing Forest Farm, Chaihe Forest Region from 2014 to 2016 and analyzed the rodent community pattern and its changes based on the results of Ruyong (1959). The results showed that the species and distribution of rodents varied in different habitats. The biomass of rodents increased and decreased in the plots with low and moderate disturbance, respectively, while it increased in the plots that were disturbed the most.

Keywords

Chaihe Forest Region; Rodents; Habitat; α diversity; β diversity.